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Newly Emerging Drugs of Abuse and their Detection Methods
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Objectives: Illicit drug abuse has reached an epidemic level in the United States. Drug overdose has become the leading cause of injury-related deaths since 2008 due to the recent surge of opioid overdose by heroin, controlled...
Cannabidiol Regulates Long Term Potentiation Following Status Epilepticus: Mediation by Calcium Stores and Serotonin
Epilepsy is a devastating disease, with cognitive and emotional consequences that are not curable. In recent years, it became apparent that cannabinoids help patients to cope with epilepsy. We have studied the effects of cannabidiol (CBD)...
Alcohol and Drugs Prevention, Treatment and Recovery: Why Invest?
Estimates show that in the UK the social and economic costs of alcohol related harm amount to £21.5bn, while harm from illicit drug use costs £10.7bn. These include costs associated with deaths, the NHS, crime and, in the case of alcohol...
Mentor Launches Quality Mark for Alcohol and Drugs Education
Mentor UK, an organisation focused on drug prevention and education, have launched a Quality Mark for alcohol and drugs education.
The quality mark has been developed in addition to a set of developmental quality standards for schools...
Self-Reported Knowledge, Correct Knowledge and Use of UK Drinking Guidelines among a Representative Sample of the English Population
Researchers from the University of Sheffield have investigated UK drinker's decision making. This research examines public knowledge and use of UK drinking guidelines exploring a representative sample of the English population.
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Alternatively Spliced Mu Opioid Receptor C Termini Impact the Diverse Actions of Morphine
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Extensive 3′ alternative splicing of the mu opioid receptor gene OPRM1 creates multiple C-terminal splice variants. However, their behavioral relevance remains unknown. The present study generated 3 mutant mouse models with...
The International Model of Alcohol Harms and Policies
The Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria have released The International Model of Alcohol Harms and Policies.
Comprising of a set of guidelines, methods, and tools this resource was produced with...
A Study of Alcohol Use Pattern among Married Men in Rural Tamil Nadu, India - Policy Implications
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Alcohol consumption pattern in India varies remarkably from many other countries. In India, most men are abstainers (70% to 90%) while less than 2% of women use alcohol. However, the men who use alcohol tend to drink at...
Web-Based Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test Results for the General Spanish Population
ABSTRACT
Background: Information technology in health sciences could be a screening tool of great potential and has been shown to be effective in identifying single-drug users at risk. Although there are many published tests for single...
Longitudinal Patterns of Marijuana Use across Ages 18-50 in a US National Sample
Background
This descriptive study identified latent classes of longitudinal marijuana use from ages 18 through 50 among a national sample; examined covariate associations with class membership regarding use/non-use, use intensity, and...
No Impact of Calorie or Unit Information on Ad Libitum Alcohol Consumption
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Aims: To investigate the impact of unit and calorie information on drinking behaviour in an ad libitum taste test paradigm.
Methods: In this experimental human laboratory study, participants were randomized to one of four...
Reasons for E-Cigarette Use among US Middle and High School Students
Summary
What is already known about this topic?
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) were the most commonly used tobacco product among U.S. middle school and high school students in 2016. The Surgeon General concluded that e...
GC/MS Analysis of Morning Glory Seeds Freely in Commerce: Can They Be Considered “Herbal Highs”?
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Background
The so-called “herbal highs” are substances derived from natural plants with effects on the central nervous system. Lisergamide, ergine or LSA is the basis of different types of drugs, which are in seeds of Ipomoea...
Psychosocial Competencies and Risky Behaviours in Peru
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We use a unique longitudinal dataset from Peru to investigate the relationship between psychosocial competencies related to the concepts of self-esteem, self-efficacy, and aspirations, and a number of risky behaviours at a...
Efectos de las drogas sobre la neurotransmisión
Cuadro explicativo de los neurotransmisores que intervienen en el consumo de drogas y la drogadicción
Using Technology-Based Therapeutic Tools in Behavioural Health Services
For anyone interested in digital health behaviour interventions this manual from SAMHSA will prove interesting. Exploring how technology-assisted care can be implemented, the value of technology based assessments and the ways in which the...
Community Violence Exposure and Conduct Problems in Children and Adolescents with Conduct Disorder and Healthy Controls
Exposure to community violence through witnessing or being directly victimized has been associated with conduct problems in a range of studies. However, the relationship between community violence exposure (CVE) and conduct problems has...
Marketing Messages Accompanying Online Selling of Low/er and Regular Strength Wine and Beer Products in the UK
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Background
Increased availability of low/er strength alcohol products has the potential to reduce alcohol consumption if they are marketed as substitutes for higher strength products rather than as additional products. The...
Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Primary School Children: A Survey in Dhaka, Bangladesh
ABSTRACT
Introduction: We report on second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure based on saliva cotinine levels among children in Bangladesh—a country with laws against smoking in public places.
Methods: A survey of primary school children from...
Modelo mexicano del programa de justicia terapéutica para personas con consumo de sustancias psicoactivas
Modelo mexicano del programa de justicia terapéutica. Desde hace 3 años se inició con el programa con aquellos usuarios abusadores o dependendientes dedrogas que hayan cometido un delito menor. Actualmente se lleva el programa en 6 Estados...
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